Despite the increasing electrification in cars, this decade has produced some of the most incredible internal combustion engine cars in the history of the automobile. Despite tightening emissions regulations in most of the world, the market is still flush with lots of great cars with dream-worthy engines. And it shows no signs of slowing down yet, especially if you’re a wealthier enthusiast, with the exotic car market firmly rejecting EVs for the most part, and customers happily throwing seven figures worth of cash at dozens of car companies willing to make another glorious-sounding supercar. There’s lots on the horizon, but here’s the 10 most exciting ones in our eyes.
For this list, we focused on cars that are reportedly beginning deliveries to customers within the next 12 months, and we excluded anything that’s hyper-limited production, one-offs, and anything that won’t be available in the United States. These 10 are ranked from least exciting to most exciting.
Porsche 911 Carrera S with MT Package
Engine
3.0-liter Twin-Turbo Flat-6
Horsepower
473 hp
Torque
390 lb-ft
Starting Price
$169,450
Starting off this list is the joyous return of the manual transmission to the Carrera S with the MT Package that was just announced for the 2027 model year. While not the most exciting engine on this impressive list, it’s still a great engine nonetheless, with a 7,500 rpm redline and a twin-turbo flat-6 stuffed into the back, for the 911’s unique engine configuration that no other model on the market can match. And now buyers have the option of engaging with it with a manual transmission.
Audi RS 5
Engine
2.9-liter Twin-Turbo V6 PHEV
Horsepower
630 hp
Torque
608 lb-ft
Starting Price
TBD
Another exciting return comes from Audi with the next-generation RS 5. Since the A5 has replaced the A4 in the lineup, this car essentially is the first RS of its kind here in the States since the B7 RS4 that ended production 18 years ago. It uses a new twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6 combined with electric motors to do a whopping 630 hp, but possibly the even bigger whopper is the curb weight of over 5,000 lbs due to the plug-in hybrid system it has. Nevertheless, we came away impressed on our first drive in Europe, but those of us in America won’t get this car until early 2027.
Bentley Continental Supersports
Engine
4.0-liter Twin-Turbo V8
Horsepower
657 hp
Torque
590 lb-ft
Starting Price
$486,000+
Supersports versions of the Bentley Continental GT don’t come around often. The prior one was last offered in 2018. Interestingly, this new one for 2027 makes less power (657 hp versus 700 hp in the last one), but that’s due to the sad demise of the W12 engine that powered the previous one. This new Supersports is more focused on handling and being as light as possible, while still providing a ton of power out of a motor with 4 fewer cylinders, which should make it a pretty impressive engine in its own right.
And unlike other modern Continentals, this one isn’t making that power with plug-in hybrid assistance. In the Supersports, that’s been tossed out, along with the all-wheel-drive system and the rear seats, among other things. This results in a wild 1,000+ lb weight loss, under 4,400 lbs according to Bentley. It should transform the driving experience, as should the purely rear-wheel drive setup.
Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC
Engine
5.2-liter Supercharged V8
Horsepower
795 hp
Torque
660 lb-ft
Starting Price
$108,485
After being relegated to the F-150 Raptor R for a few years, the 5.2-liter “Predator” supercharged V8 from the GT500 is back in a Mustang, skipping the Shelby licensing fee and using the Dark Horse SC name instead. It takes what was already a magnificent motor and gives it 35 more horsepower and 35 more lb-ft of torque, and it’s hand-assembled by a single technician in Dearborn, Michigan.
Unfortunately, it’s only paired to the same 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission as the GT500. It’s a great transmission, but fans of the manual will have to keep hoping and waiting. One thing it does add back from the past is a convertible variant, last offered in 2014. For fans of this engine, this will be the best way to hear its wail and bring a whole new level of enjoyment that GT500 buyers never had.
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C
Engine
4.0-liter Flat-6
Horsepower
502 hp
Torque
331 lb-ft
Starting Price
$275,350
A screaming 9,000 rpm flat-6 engine with no roof and a manual transmission is many people’s definition of automotive bliss. And thanks to Porsche’s more recent approach to build all the cool stuff people have been begging to buy for decades, we have the new 911 GT3 S/C. Unlike the last roofless GT3, the 911 Speedster of 2019, they’re not doing limited-production for it either, thankfully. The GT3’s 4.0-liter engine is one of the best in production currently, and so the more variants they want to make with it, the better.
Lamborghini Revuelto SV
Engine
6.5-liter V12 PHEV
Horsepower
1,065 hp
Torque
1,051 lb-ft
Starting Price
$741,172+
We all knew this one was coming, but at Monterey Car Week 2026, Lamborghini revealed the Revuelto SV. The awesome 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated V12 it still runs appears unchanged and continues to rev to 9,500 rpm, with the extra 50 hp and 268 lb-ft of torque coming from changes to the electric motors in the plug-in hybrid system. It’s a great example of electrification improving a car while still working together with the engine owners love. Having your cake and eating it too. But with a price of nearly three quarters of a million dollars to start, and only 1,963 being made, it’s some very expensive and pretty rare cake.
Aston Martin Valen
Engine
5.2-liter Twin-Turbo V12
Horsepower
838 hp
Torque
738 lb-ft
Starting Price
$2,000,000
The Aston Martin Valen is the world’s most powerful front-engine car, and it doesn’t even use electrification to get there. Just some tweaks to the already massively powerful twin-turbo V12 that’s found under the hood of the Vanquish, which also donates its platform for this car. But it does have a lot of big changes too from that donor car, like the unique quad exhaust, with two of them being higher up simply so more sound comes through to the cabin. It’s combined with a body that’s entirely carbon fiber, along with other measures to shave nearly 250 pounds off the Vanquish curb weight, while still retaining the luxurious cabin. This one is even rarer, but they’re still making 150 of them, which is a decent amount for something like this.
McLaren W1
Engine
4.0-liter Twin-Turbo V8 HEV
Horsepower
1,258 hp
Torque
988 lb-ft
Starting Price
$2,100,000
The McLaren W1 is the epic follow-up to the P1, with an all-new twin-turbocharged V8 with a flat-plane crank that does 916 horsepower on its own, before you account for the electric assist from the hybrid system. It propels the W1 to be the fastest road car around a racetrack they’ve ever made. Only 399 will be made for the world, but for those that can get one, it also promises to combine an awesome engine with the perks of electrification to produce one wild ride.
Gordon Murray Automotive T.33
Engine
3.9-liter V12
Horsepower
615 hp
Torque
333 lb-ft
Starting Price
$1,800,000
This car feels like it’s been around a while because it was revealed over four years ago, but it sounds like deliveries are finally beginning soon for the GMA T.33 that Gordon Murray Automotive is building as a less intense supercar than the T.50. It runs a glorious-sounding, Cosworth-built 3.9-liter V12 that makes “just” 615 horsepower, but revs to a tear-inducing 11,000 rpm redline. And it gets the air for that engine from a roof scoop just over your head, so if you go for the Spider variant, hold on to your hat. And it does all that in a car that weighs as much as a Miata. Only 100 coupes and another 100 Spiders will be built, plus another 100 of a track-focused variant, but in this writer’s eyes, if you’re insanely rich, this is the best way to spend millions on a car.
Bugatti Tourbillon
Engine
8.3-liter V16
Horsepower
1,800 hp
Torque
1,696 lb-ft
Starting Price
$4,100,000
The Bugatti Tourbillon basically gets the top spot on this list by default because it features a naturally-aspirated V16, engineered with assistance from Cosworth, that makes 1,000 horsepower on its own and revs to 9,000 rpm. Need we say more? The fact that it adds another 800 horsepower from just three electric motors is crazy too, adding up to a bonkers 1,800 horsepower. Plus, it’s beautiful and luxurious, and they’re even making 250 of them.
That’s a pretty high amount for a car that costs over $4.1 million to start, but the fact that they’re all sold out just proves how desirable of a combination this car is, and one that appears worth all the hype it’s gotten in the years since its reveal. Production finally begins this September, so hopefully at least a few of us will start to see these on the road soon.
Sources: Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Ford, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, McLaren, Gordon Murray Automotive, Bugatti.
